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| Silent Cry on KGVI Kindle |
The first Worldreader project in Zimbabwe, providing
e-readers and access to over 6000 ebooks to King George VI school, was launched
in Bulawayo last week. The event was organised by KGVI, with Michael Smith and Nadja Borovac of Worldreader. Staff and students at the school have been trained in
the use of the Kindles, so that they can read books on the devices, half of
which are African books. ’amaBooks are the first publisher in Zimbabwe to
partner with Worldreader, so that Zimbabwean fiction titles can already be
accessed by students. Worldreader have similar existing projects in India and
in several other African countries – the most popular ’amaBooks title with
Worldreader so far being Silent Cry:
Echoes of Young Zimbabwe Voices.
The guest of honour at the event was the Minister of
Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Senator David Coltart.
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| Jane Morris of 'amaBooks being taught how to use a Kindle |
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| Explaining about ebooks |
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| The Head Boy at KGVI |
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| Learning how to use a Kindle |
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| KGVI choir |
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| Entertainment - the joys of reading |
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| KGVI choir |
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| The Minister of Education speaks |
Photographs courtesy of Worldreader.
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I am very happy about the news.
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